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In the scene where Tun and Jane examine ghost photos affixed to a wall, there is a enlarged photo of a ghost standing near bookshelves with tables in the foreground. This is a screenshot from the Williard Library "ghostcam". The Willard Library is located in Evansville, Indiana USA and in recent years, has become very popular for its website where visitors can view the webcam surveilance 24 hours a day for paranormal activity.See more »

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Audio/visual unsynchronized: During the scene where Tun and Jane visit the Spirit Photography Guy and are talking with him, the camera faces them and shows a sliver of the guy on the right side of the screen (this alternates). In one of those shots, his mouth is moving, but nothing is spoken.See more »

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Tun:[Tun is working in the dark room when someone walks beside him and stands there. He does not look up] Tun:Jane? You're early. Tun:[Telephone rings outside, Tun goes to answer it] Hello? Jane:Tun. Its Jane. I'm going to be a little late today.See more »

It's no big news that the horror industry has been in decline for the
last 10 or so years. Western horror movies have all been dry-ed up and
Hollywood is desperately remaking any Asian horror that has a 5 plus
rating on IMDb. Because there people are still making good horror and
of course Hollywood has to cash in on that. One such movie that will
probably be remade in the next two years is "Shutter". Coming straight
from Thailand this is not just good, it's fantastic, probably the most
terrifying ride I had since I saw "In The Mouth Of Madness" a few years
back. Grabs you by the hand from the first minute and never let's go
until the end. The way horror is supposed to be.

"Shutter" follows a pretty standard formula in terms of plot. A
photographer is haunted by the ghost of a woman and as the story
unfolds we understand the reason why. Not the most original work, but
it's solid in terms of writing and dialogue. The final conclusion is a
very ironic yet satisfying experience, in touch with the atmosphere and
tension build up to this point. Characters are likable enough so it
get's very nerve-wrecking when they find themselves in danger. In fact
it's safe to say that the entire movie is nerve-wrecking,
psychologically painful and outright scary. This is all done with no
small thanks to directors Pisanthanakun and Wongpoom through great
camera-work, intimidating make-up effects and careful use of digital
effects to enhance the horror elements. It is this careful balance that
makes "Shutter" brilliant, it didn't allow itself to be dominated by
CGI instead it used a combination of classic horror effects with modern
computer generated ones. The atmosphere created is so wonderfully scary
and that is no small feat to accomplish considering what is spewed from
the U.S. these. Stuff like "Hostel" or "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre"
(remake) that just pour down gore and think it creates horror. It does
not, "Shutter" shows that you must have a certain amount of skill,
understanding of the human psyche, what makes us tick, what makes us
afraid and then exploit that. Bombarding us with only gore won't do the
trick. Hopefully someone will learn that lesson once and for all.
Another aspect that is worth noting is the score, once again brilliant
stuff composed with a low key piano piece that greatly boosts the
atmosphere.

Somewhere out there in Hollywood the cash-filled minds of screenwriters
are "preparing" "Shutter" for remaking . They will try to make it
"better" by casting some A-list overrated pop-idol celebrity. They will
dumb it down to a PG-13 rating so that kids would go and see it. They
will butcher the story entirely and in the end it will be turned into a
shallow, tasteless film devoid of any sort of merit. Hopefully through
that remake somewhere, someone will be able to discover the true
"Shutter" a horror movie made with more love and devotion than all of
those remakes combined.

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